Case Studies
| Synthesis of novel monomers This project involved a business unit with a medium sized specialist chemical company. The company develop and supply monomers and other speciality chemicals into a number of sectors including More... |
| Assessment of novel polymers This large market leading company works in one of the fastest moving sectors in the industry – Consumer Goods. This company required a fast solution to their problem more.... |
| New Chemicals for fuel cells The requirement came from a SME company who are working to develop a novel fuel cell technology. They were looking for help to further develop more.... |
| SAFC Case Study 1 For advanced semiconductor devices a move from SiO2 as the dielectric layer in transistors and capacitors has been identified to allow further concentration of components on a chip and thus maintain Moore’s Law for performance increase of the end module at an exponential rate. more.... |
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2 For advanced gas sensors, optoelectronic and semiconductor devices the ability to deposit higher quality CeO2 films has been identified to improve performance and flexibility of final modules. more.... |
| Unravelling the Chemistry of Complex Catalyst Systems The purpose of this work was to gain a better understanding of the catalyst function at the mechanistic atomic/molecular level in the manufacture of methanol in million tonne quantities from a three gas blend feed using a three component metal/metal oxide catalyst. more.... |
| Why Particles Stick Together Powdered titanium dioxide (or titania) is used widely as a pigment and in other applications. Titania exists naturally as one of three crystalline phases (or polymorphs): rutile, anatase and brookite. Made by the ‘chloride’ process, it is critically important to achieve a specific mean particle size and particle size distribution to optimise the product’s light scattering properties. more.... |
| Predicting Process Performance Titanium dioxide (titania) is a white pigment used widely in a variety of applications. Manufacture involves a reaction in which gaseous titanium tetrachloride and oxygen are mixed in a flame reactor to produce titanium dioxide powder and chlorine gas. more.... |
| Predicting Polymorphism Drug discovery is a phrase used to describe the early stages of the extended process that eventually leads to new cures for disease. At this stage of the enquiry the emphasis is on understanding the protein(s) implicated in the disease expression and in identifying candidate drug structures which could, according to their molecular structure, be possible candidates for arresting the disease process. more.... |